Russell Elementary School

As a medium-sized K-5 school in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Russell Elementary School enrolls 356 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Boston.

Boston runs 109 schools in total, collectively educating 46,437 students. Russell Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Russell Elementary School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 59%. Beyond that, the school records 31% Black, 6% White, 2% Asian. By comparison, Suffolk County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Russell Elementary School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Suffolk County) records that the typical household earns roughly $95,631 per year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Suffolk County's 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), Russell Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Boston Collegiate Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Russell Elementary School has decreased 13%, going from 408 students in 2018 to 356 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 13% to 2% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Russell Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.